The Computing Research Association (CRA) surveyed 266 Ph.D. granting computer science departments for the 2015 Taulbee Survey. The breakdown of data from 178 respondents cited that there were 50 black women enrolled in Ph.D. programs in computer science departments nationwide. Of those 50 women, 16 percent are enrolled at UF CISE.

The department employs five black women faculty. Of the 31 departments with black faculty members (out of a total of 191 departments surveyed in ASEE 2015 data), UF CISE employs twice the national average.

Based on 2016 enrollment data compiled by the department, there are 148 students enrolled in the UF CISE Ph.D. program. Nearly 11 percent of those students are black.

According to departmental data, there are 41 faculty members working in UF CISE. Of those faculty members, 12 percent are black. According to ASEE data, that average is among the highest in the nation.